The 8GB iPod Nano (Product) Red Special Edition will sell for $249--the same price as the regular version. It is available immediately online and will be in Apple retail stores by the weekend, according to Apple. Identical in body style to the 4GB version, the 8GB iPod Nano can hold about 2,000 songs.

For each (Product) Red edition of the 4GB or 8GB iPod Nano purchased via the Apple online and retail stores, Apple will donate $10 to the AIDS fund.

Also on Friday, Apple released a new iPod Shuffle. The 1GB iPod holds about 240 songs and sells for $79. The matchbook-size, screenless device is 1.6 inches long and weighs half an ounce. It has a built-in clip for attaching the device to clothing.